Advertising change tray



Aug. 27, 1940. R. LAN 2,212,944

ADVERTISING CHANGE TRAY Filed Aug. 12, 1959 2 Shets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR RafaeZ Zam- BYg W% t g ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 27, 1940 ADVERTISING CHANGE TRAY ae ew N. Y., assignor to Adver- 1iisillg ange Tray, Inc;, a corporation of New 4 rs y Application August12, 1939, Serial No. 289,723

2 Claims.

4 invention relates to new and useful improvements in an advertising change tray. The invention has for an object'the construction of an article as mentioned which is characterized by a base member having a cupped area atits front end, a flanged tray for holding change and hingedly mounted on said base member and adapted to be tiltedv upwards, at its ,rear end to discharge its change into the cupped'area'. Furthermorethe invention proposes toc'onstruct the trayso that its rear end is opened, and it is proposed to provide this rear end with a rearwardly and downwardly extending ledge over which the changeon thetray may be brushed. backwards into onefshand .placed beneath the ledge.

Still further, the :invention contemplates the use-pf fiat elementsmounted upon the tray and one of'which'is, to;be imprinted with advertising material, and anovel arrangementfor holding these fiat elements removable in position. ;,;Still further the invention proposes an arrangement whereby the tray:-is normally urge-d into an upwards tilted position, andta: means islproposed for holding thetray normally in a horizontal position. t

.Still further 'theinvention proposes the construction .of an article asfimentioned which is simple and durable and. whichmaybe manufactured and sold ata reasonable costt .1

For further comprehension of the invention, andof the objects: and advantagesthereof, reference will be had to the following. description and accompanying: drawings, and to; the appendedclaims in which the various novel features of the invention are'more particularly set forth.

. In the'accomp'anying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure: v i Fig. 1 is a perspective View of an advertisingchange tray constructed inaccordance with this invention.' Y r Fig. 2 is-a perspective View of the tray shown in Fig. 1 but viewed fr'om the 'front. Fig. 3- is a perspective view of the advertising change tray, and thetray thereof being pivoted upwards tospill the change into the cupped area. 4 is a perspective View' illustrating the manner in which" the" change is removed from the cupped area.

iiFig;5, is a rearelevational viewof the advertising tray with the tray element thereof in its Fig. 8 is a fragmentary plan View looking in the direction of the line 8 8 of Fig. '7. Fig. 9 is a longitudinal vertical sectional -view of an advertising change tray constructed in ac-. cordance with a modification of this invention. I

Fig. 10 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view taken on the line vlll lll of Fig.9.

Fig. 11 is a fragmentary horizontal sectional View taken on the line Ill| of Fig. 10. a

Fig. 12 is a fragmentary vertical-sectional View taken on the line 12-42 of Fig. 1 1.

The advertising change tray in accordance with this invention includes a'base member in having a cupped area I I at its front end. A flanged tray.

l2 for holding change [3 is hingedly mounted on the base member H! and is formed with an, open. front area M; The flanged tray comprises a base section l2, which is surrounded by flanges 12?, along the side edges. At the open .-front lit-the. tray is devoidofflangematerial. A means is provided for pivotallymounting the.

tray and supporting the tray in. a. normal --hori.-.l zontal position, so that-it maybe tilted upwards, at its rear end to discharge its-change 3 into the cupped area H; This means includes a pair of lugs 15 formed upon;the-. bottom.face of the tray l2 and pivotally connected .by .albolt, i6 with lugs 11 formedupon the top. face-of the base memberl-B, and anarrangement for limiting the amplitudeof pivotingwThe bolt It is provided with a knurled head i6 and with a knurled threadedlymounted nut I 6 engaged on the other end. The nut may be removed when desired and then the bolt maybe withdrawn and the tray removed- -from.-the base member. There are. several reinforcing ribs l8 formed uponthe bottomof the tray for reinforcing-it. The tray l2 has its rear end t9 opened, and this rear end-is provided with arearwardlv and dow n wardly extendingledge over which: the :change on the tray may be brushed backwards into oneshand Zl placed beneath the ledge. In Fig. 1 a hand 22- is schematically illustrated brushing thechange IS-rearwards sothat it may-fall into the hand Zi also schematicallyshown. A projection 23'is formed upon the-top of the base member l0 and this projectionsupports a; rubber element 23 orother'cushion or pad element- Another projection 25 is formed uponthe bottom of the tray 12 and'normally rests onthe cushion. In this position of the Parts the tray l2 isin ahorizontal position. --.--'Ihe sides of the t ay; 4- a sqmewh ts tr edtwi h. flanges. extending along its curved'lsides. Flat elements z. i, nd-. la ere d 1 9 .11. e rest e en rave. 56

their sides cut so as to extend along the flanges 12 The flat element 26 may comprise a sheet of printed. material displaying advertising matter. The fiat element 21 comprises a sheet of glass or other transparent material rested upon the advertising material 26 and through which the advertising material may be viewed. A means is provided for releasably holding the fiat elements 25 and 21in position.

The holding means mentioned in the latter portion of the previous paragraph includes a pair of leaf springs 28 mounted upon the flanges W of the tray. Each leaf spring 28 is fixedly mounted at one of its ends by rivets 29. Each leaf spring 28 has an intermediate portion 28 which extends through an opening 30 in the adjacent flange I2 These intermediate portions extend over the edges of the top flat element 27. Each leaf spring has its free end 28 extended for a short distance along the outside face of the adjacent flange l2 so that it may be manually gripped with ones finger nail to pull the spring to disengage the intermediate portion from its position over the fiat elements. Thus the flat elements are free and may be lifted and removed from their positions.

The operation of the device is as follows:

The advertising change tray is rested upon a counter so that the cupped area H extends to the front of the counter towards the customer. The cashier in giving change first places the change upon the top element 21 on the tray 12. Since the tray is now horizontal it is an easy matter to inspect and count the change. If the change is incorrect the cashier may brush it rearwards over the. ledge 26 with one hand, back to the other hand. If the change is satisfactory the cashier lifts the rear end of the tray l2 upwards as illustrated in Fig. 3 so as to spill the change into the cupped area H. From this area the customer reaches over with one hand as illustrated in Fig. .4 and removes the change. When the tray J2 is released it will move downwards under the action of gravity and since the bolt 16 is located towards the front of the tray it will come to a position of rest with the projection 25 resting upon the pad 24.

The tray 12 and base member In are preferably formed from Bakelite or other composition material in a suitable mould. If desired the underside of the base member may be filled with material 32 which may be plaster, lead, or other suitable material. Several rubber feet 33 are mounted along the edges of the bottom edge of the base member In by which the same may be rested on a counter.

In Figs. 9 to 12 inclusive, a modified form of the invention has been disclosed which distinguishes from the prior form in the fact that a means has been provided for automatically tilting upwards the tray l2 to spill its change into the cupped area II when this is desired. This means includes a spring 35 coaxially mounted on a bolt l6 which is used to pivotally connect the tray l2 with the base member I0. This spring 35 has one of its ends 35 engaging against the tray 12 and its other end 35 engaged against one of the brackets ll of the base member.

The base member is provided with a pair of brackets l1 through which the bolt I 6' passes.

These brackets H are formed with circular openings 36 through which the bolt rotatively passes. The bolt l6 also engages through lugs 15' formed upon the bottom of the tray. However these lugs are formed with non-circular openings through which the bolt l6 non-rotatively passes. example the bolt I6 is illustrated as square in transverse cross section and the openings in the lugs l are of similar shape.

The bolt I6 is urged longitudinally in one direction by a spring 38 coaxially mounted on one end thereof and. acting between one of the brackets I1 and the nut Ni upon the end of the bolt. The head l6 of the bolt is formed with a 'cutout 39 normally engaged by a tooth 40 formed on the side of the adjacent bracket ll. This tooth 43 and cutout 39 holds the bolt [6 from turning {and so the tray I2 is locked in its horizontal posiion.

However the tray 12 may be tilted upwards at its rear end by manually pressing inwardly the nut [3 so as to shift the bolt l6 longitudinally to disengage the cutout 39 from the tooth 40.

Then the spring 35 is free to pivot the tray l2 so that its rear end pivots upwards and the tray spills its change into the cupped area II. The tray may be replaced to its horizontal position by merely pivoting it downwards. When it reaches a horizontal position the spring 38 will automatically move the bolt I6 so that the cutout 39 again engages the tooth 40. Then the tray is locked in the horizontal position and is ready to dispense change again.

In this form of the invention the base member ID is shown hollow. It is not filled with any material as illustrated in the form of the invention shown in Fig. 6.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

1. In an advertising change tray, a base member, a flanged tray for holding change and pivotally mounted on said base member and having an open front area, and means for supporting said tray in a horizontal position so that it may be tilted upwards at .its rear end to discharge the change through said open front area, said pivotal mounting comprising a pair of spaced brackets extending upwards from said base, a pair of spaced lugs extending downwards from the bottom face of said tray and overlapping the top end of said brackets, a bolt extended through said overlapping portions of said brack ets and lugs, and means for urging said tray into a tilted position with its rear end extended upwards, said bolt being slidably extended through said brackets and, lugs .and having squared areas extended through squared openings formed in said lugs for locking said bolt to said lugs to turn said bolt when said tray tilts, and means for locking said bolt to one of said brackets for holding said bolt in a position in which said tray will be horizontal.

2. In an advertising change tray, a base member, a flanged tray for holding change .and.pivotally mounted on said base member and having an open front area, and means for supporting said tray in a horizontal position so' that it may be tilted upwards at its rear end to'dischar ge the change through said open front area, said pivotal mounting comprising a pair of spaced brackets extending upwards from said base, a pair of spaced lugs extending downwards from For the bottom face of said tray and overlapping the top end of said brackets, a bolt extended through said overlapping portions of said brackets and lugs, and means for urging said tray into a tilted position with its rear end extended upwards, said bolt being slidably extended through said brackets and lugs and having squared areas extended through squared openings formed in said lugs for locking said bolt to said lugs to turn said bolt when said tray tilts, and means for locking said bolt to one of said brackets for holding said bolt in a position in which said tray will be horizontal, comprising a tooth formed on one of said brackets and engageable with a complementary cutout formed in the adjacent face of the head of said bolt, and a spring coaxially mounted on said bolt and operating between the free said bolt so that said second means may 10 tilt said tray.

RAFAEL LAN. 

